1. 59Following damage to his frontal lobes, subject
L. D. had lasti59ng impairment s in:
A) visual perception.
B) attention.
C) motor-skill acquisition.
D) balance.
2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines.
Which59discipli5 9 ne is 59NOT one of
those?
A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
A) somatic nerves.
B) lateral fissure.
C) arcuate fasciculus.
D) corpus callosum.
4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are
ca59lled:
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
5. The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:
A) subcortical nuclei.
B) commissures.
C) cortical lobes.
D) sensory nerves
6. The brain and spinal cord together make up the
nervous system.
A) autonomic
B) peripheral
C) central
D) somatic
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,7.5 9 Whic of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavi
h59or?
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,A) Plato
B) Galen
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, C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent5 9 5 9 5 9 of5 9 .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) the cardiac hypothesis
D) nonmaterialism
9. If
a person believes that 59brain function is only the source
of59some behavi5 9 ors, it is accurate to refer
to that person
as a:
A) mentalist.
B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. With respect to the “mind–
brain” problem, followers of Wallace and 59Darwin would
M59OST likely5 9 consider themselves to be59 .
A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Two individuals developed similar theories of 59evolution at
abou59t the same5 9 time. Charles Darwin was one;
the other was59.
A) William Osler
B) Pierre Flourens
C) Pierre Marie
D) Alfred Wallace
12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior
can59beexplai5 9 ned by the:
A) workings of the physical nervous system and body alone.
B) interaction of the physical brain and nonphysical soul.
C) motivated pursuit of material well-being.
D) flow of cerebrospinal fluid between ventricles and muscles.
13. Darwin's principle that all animals' nervous systems
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L. D. had lasti59ng impairment s in:
A) visual perception.
B) attention.
C) motor-skill acquisition.
D) balance.
2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines.
Which59discipli5 9 ne is 59NOT one of
those?
A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
A) somatic nerves.
B) lateral fissure.
C) arcuate fasciculus.
D) corpus callosum.
4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are
ca59lled:
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
5. The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:
A) subcortical nuclei.
B) commissures.
C) cortical lobes.
D) sensory nerves
6. The brain and spinal cord together make up the
nervous system.
A) autonomic
B) peripheral
C) central
D) somatic
Page
,7.5 9 Whic of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavi
h59or?
Page
,A) Plato
B) Galen
Page
, C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent5 9 5 9 5 9 of5 9 .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) the cardiac hypothesis
D) nonmaterialism
9. If
a person believes that 59brain function is only the source
of59some behavi5 9 ors, it is accurate to refer
to that person
as a:
A) mentalist.
B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. With respect to the “mind–
brain” problem, followers of Wallace and 59Darwin would
M59OST likely5 9 consider themselves to be59 .
A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Two individuals developed similar theories of 59evolution at
abou59t the same5 9 time. Charles Darwin was one;
the other was59.
A) William Osler
B) Pierre Flourens
C) Pierre Marie
D) Alfred Wallace
12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior
can59beexplai5 9 ned by the:
A) workings of the physical nervous system and body alone.
B) interaction of the physical brain and nonphysical soul.
C) motivated pursuit of material well-being.
D) flow of cerebrospinal fluid between ventricles and muscles.
13. Darwin's principle that all animals' nervous systems
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